Richard Taylor (mathematician)

Richard Lawrence Taylor (born 19 May 1962) is a British mathematician working in the field of number theory. He is currently the Barbara Kimball Browning Professor in Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University.

For other people named Richard Taylor, see Richard Taylor (disambiguation).

Richard Taylor
Taylor in 1999
Born
Richard Lawrence Taylor

(1962-05-19) 19 May 1962
Cambridge, England
NationalityBritish, American
Alma materClare College, Cambridge (BA)
Princeton University (PhD)
SpouseChristine Taylor
AwardsWhitehead Prize (1990)
Fermat Prize (2001)
Ostrowski Prize (2001)
Cole Prize (2002)
Shaw Prize (2007)
Clay Research Award (2007)
Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics (2015)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford
Harvard University
Institute for Advanced Study
Stanford University
ThesisOn congruences between modular forms (1988)
Doctoral advisorAndrew Wiles
Doctoral students

Taylor received the 2002 Cole Prize, the 2007 Shaw Prize with Robert Langlands, and the 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics.

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